Overshoe.



PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907.

S. SCHWARZSUHILD.

OVBRSHOE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.29.1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEroE- SOLOMON SCHWARZSCHILD, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO EMERGENCY RUBBER COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A COR- PORATION OF NEW YORK.

OVERSHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1907.

Application filed March 29,1907. Serial No. 366,237.

T at], whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SOLOMON ScHwARz- I SOI-IILD, a citizen of the United States, residmg at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Overshoes, of which the following is a specifica tion.

This invention relates to improvements in overshoes which are especially adapted to be folded into a small space, so as to .be readily carried in the pocket, handbag or otherwise and worn 011 the feet only in emergencies. In overshoes of this class, those which possess the greatest strength and durability and the least amount of material are the best, the problem being how to make the overshoe occupy the smallest possible space and yet possess the desired durability and strength.

The object of this invention is to obtain the above result, and to this end the said invention consists in the arrangement of parts hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the accom anying claims.

In order to more fully ciiescribe my said invention reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein,

Figure 1, is a side elevation of one form of overshoe embodying my present invention; Fig. 2, a bottom plan view of the same; Fig. 3, a fragmentary cross section on line 33, Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a similar view on line 4-4, Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a similar view on line 55, Fig. 1; Fig. 6, a similar view on line 66, Fig. 1; Fig. 7, a fragmentary side elevation of a modified form of the overshoe, and Fig. 8, a fragmentary section on line 77, Fig. 7.

The overshoe herein shown comprises an integral structure consisting among other parts of a sole portion 1, vamp 2,- and a shankjextension 3 the latter slanting abruptly upward from the main body of the overshoe and extending-well back under theinstep.

The material of the overshoe is preferably a high grade of rubber composition having sufficient elasticity to cause it to cling to the shoe of the wearer, and preferably unlined to further promote said clinging effect by adhesion between the rubber and the shoe of the wearer. The shank 3 extending high up on the instep and fitting the same tightly furtheracts to hold the overshoe on the shoe of the wearer.

, The portions 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the 'overshoe may be made of substantially the same thickness of material, but around the sole edge is a thickened portion 5 forming a lateral sole extension having at its lower edge a bead 6, around the edge of the sole portion 1. This extra thickness of material extends up the shank as at 7, 7, and may also extend around the foot entrance at 8. The material is also increased in thickness across that portion of the sole only which comes beneath the ball of the foot, forming a wear sole 9, the said wear sole preferably tapering off in thickness from front to rear as shown in the sectional view, Fig. 6. The wear surface of thesole 9 may be roughened in any suitable manner to prevent slipping. The sole portion 1 surrounded by the wear portion 9 and the bead 6 will therefore be in relief as to these portions and will in use receive but little wear.

The reduced amount of material at the ortion 4 beneath the instep has the twoold advantage of .removing material from the portions not subjected to the most wear and adding elasticity at that point, thereby increasing the clinging effect of the overshoe.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have shown a slightly modified form of overshoe wherein the material of the part 3 gradually increases in thickness toward the edge 10, whereas in the form shown in Fig. 1, the thickened portions 7 has two edges 10 and 11.

I do not herein claim any method of manufacturing the article forming the subject of this invention, but prefer that some one of the molding processes whereby a one-piece or integral rubber article may be produced, be employed. These processes are well known in the art and need not be herein described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

An overshoe having an integral sole-edge extension forming a bead 6, around the edge of the bottom of the overshoe, a wear sole 9 over a portion of the bottom of the overshoe, a sole portion 1 in relief as to said wear sole and said bead, and a section 4 under the instep of thinner material than the adjacent portions of the overshoe. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SOLOMON SCHWARZSCHILD.

Witnesses:

HATTIE KLIX, A. E. VOGT. 

